International Cooperation in the Development of Russia's Far East and Siberia, 2015 International Political Economy Series

Russia's new 'pivot to Asia' increases the global significance of Russia's Siberia and Far East. The contributors - recognized experts from Russia, China, South Korea, Japan, Norway and Singapore - analyze political, economic, social and geostrategic roadblocks in the Russia/Asia Pacific relations, offering directions for further development.

Introduction: Russia's Pivot To Asia With New Characteristics And International Cooperation In The Development Of Russia's Far East And Siberia; Alexander Korolev And Jing Huang PART I: RUSSIA'S SIBERIA AND FAR EAST IN A CHANGING GLOBAL LANDSCAPE 1. Developing Russia's Far East And Siberia: The Interplay Of National, Regional And Global Implications; Evgeny Kanaev 2. Pacific Russia's Energy Resources In The Geopolitics Of Northeast Asia In The Early 21st Century; Victor Larin 3. CIS Countries And Russian Regions; Trade Integration And The Shift To Asia: Arne Melchior PART II: INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN RUSSIA'S SIBERIA AND FAR EAST 4. China's Approach To The China-Russia Cooperation In The Development Of The Russia's Siberia And Far East; Pan Xingming 5. Economic Relations Between Japan And The Russian Far East; Satoshi Sakai 6. Russian Far East Development And Directions For Improvement In Korean-Russian Cooperation: Korea's Perspective; Sung Hoon Jeh 7. Singapore As A Stakeholder In Russia's Far East Development: An Energy Perspective; CHEN Gang 8. The Arctic from Singapore's Perspective: A Blessing or a Curse?; Yang Fang 9. Do National Policies Contribute To Regional Cross-Border Integration? The Case Of The Program of Cooperation between the Northeast China and Russia's Far East and Eastern Siberia (2009 to 2018); Yang Cheng 10. Joining Rosneft in the Sea of Okhotsk – Statoil's Pivot to Asia? Indra Overland

Evgeny Kanaev, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia. Victor Larin, Far Eastern Federal University, Russia. Arne Melchior, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), Norway. Pan, Xingming, East China Normal University, China. Satoshi Sakai, Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan. Sung Hoon Jeh, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP), Korea. Chen Gang, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Yang Fang, Australian National University, Australia. Yang Cheng, East China Normal University, China. Indra Overland Norwegian Institute of International Affairs(NUPI), Norway.